Stopsley Demographics (Luton, England)

Stopsley is a ward in Luton of East of England, England and includes areas of Peters Green, Cockernhoe, Diamond End, Putteridge Bury, Wandon Green, Mangrove Green, Tea Green, Streatley, Cockernhoe Green, Mangrove, Winch Hill, Lilley, Wandon End, Lawrence End and Darleyhall.

In the 2011 census the population of Stopsley was 7,021 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Stopsley is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

84.7% of people living in Stopsley were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.5% Ireland, 1.7% Scotland, 1.2% India, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Nigeria, 0.4% Jamaica, 0.3% Kenya.

94.4% of people living in Stopsley speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Polish, 0.6% Gujarati, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.3% Bengali, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% All other Chinese.

The religious make up of Stopsley is 64.5% Christian, 22.3% No religion, 3.1% Muslim, 1.8% Hindu, 0.4% Sikh, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 447 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

50.3% of people are married, 10.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 302 widowed people living in Stopsley.

The top occupations listed by people in Stopsley are Administrative and secretarial 14.9%, Skilled trades 14.3%, Professional 13.7%, Associate professional and technical 11.4%, Administrative 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Elementary 10.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.2%, Elementary administration and service 8.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.5%.